101 Things Everyone Should Know About Economics by Sander, Peter -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Dedication Contents Introduction Chapter 1: The Basics Chapter 2: Economy and Economic Cycles

1. Income 2. Consumption 3. Saving and Investment 4. Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) 5. Unemployment and Unemployment Rates 6. Recessions 7. Depressions 8. Business Cycle 9. Deleveraging 10. Misery Index 11. Consumer Confidence 12. Productivity 13. Economic Indicators 14. Distribution of Income and Wealth 15. The Wealth Effect

Chapter 3: Money, Prices, and Interest Rates

16. Money 17. Money Supply 18. Inflation 19. Deflation 20. Stagflation 21. Interest Rates 22. Prime Rate 23. Yield Curve 24. Risk Premium 25. Bond Prices Versus Interest Rates 26. Gold Standard

Chapter 4: Banks and Central Banking

27. Commercial Bank 28. Investment Bank 29. Central Bank 30. Federal Reserve 31. Target Interest Rates 32. Fed Open Market Operations 33. Fractional Reserve Banking 34. Reflation 35. Paradox of Thrift 36. Reserve Requirements 37. Loan Loss Reserve 38. Tier 1 Capital 39. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010

Chapter 5: Government and Government Programs

40. U.S. Treasury 41. Federal Budget 42. Federal Deficits and Debt 43. Securities Acts of 1933, 1934, and 1940 44. Securities and Exchange Commission (Sec) 45. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Fdic) 46. Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Gses) 47. Tax Policy and Income Taxation 48. Credit Protection 49. Bankruptcy Law 50. Entitlements: Social Security and Medicare 51. Retirement Plans 52. Unemployment Benefits 53. Health Insurance Protection: Cobra and Hipaa 54. Obamacare

Chapter 6: Economic Schools and Tools

55. Fiscal Policy 56. Monetary Policy 57. Keynesian School 58. Chicago Or Monetarist School 59. Austrian School 60. Supply-Side Economics 61. Trickle-Down Economics 62. Reaganomics 63. Behavioral Economics 64. New Deal 65. Planned Economy/Socialism

Chapter 7: Finance and Financial Markets

66. Derivatives and Derivative Trading 67. Asset-Backed Security 68. Collateralized Debt Obligation (Cdo) 69. Credit Default Swap (Cds) 70. Mutual Fund 71. Exchange-Traded Fund (Etf) 72. Hedge Fund 73. Private Equity 74. Leveraged Buyout (Lbo) 75. Institutional Investors 76. Money Market Fund 77. Credit Rating Agency 78. Stocks, Stock Markets, and Stock Exchanges 79. Bonds and Bond Markets 80. Commodities, Futures, and Futures Markets 81. Currency Markets/Forex 82. Brokers, Broker Dealers, and Registered Investment Advisers 83. Financial Advisers 84. Electronic and High-Frequency Trading 85. Insider Trading 86. Margin and Buying on Margin 87. Short Selling 88. Median Home Price 89. Housing Affordability 90. Foreclosure/Short Sale

Chapter 8: Trade and International Economics

91. Globalization 92. Currency Policy and Exchange Rates 93. Currency Devaluation and Depreciation 94. Foreign Direct Investment 95. Balance of Trade 96. Balance of Payments and Current Account 97. Trade Agreements 98. Protectionism 99. International Monetary Fund (Imf) and World Bank 100. World Trade Organization 101. G8 Economic Summits

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